syngo DE Gout¹

syngo Dual Energy Gout can visualize depositions of uric acid crystals (tophi in peripheral extremities by automatically color-coding these uric acid crystals.

syngo Dual Energy Gout requires syngo® Dual Energy; available on SOMATOM Definition/Definition Flash.

With the application syngo® Dual Energy, it is possible to obtain additional information about the chemical composition of body materials. During a Dual Energy scan, two CT datasets are taken simultaneously with kV levels of 80 kV/140 kV or 100 kV/140 kV¹, allowing to visualize differences in the energy dependence of the attenuation coefficients of different materials.

These images will be combined and analyzed to visualize information about anatomical and pathological structures.

Gout imaging with Spiral Dual Energy Scanning - Case of the Month June 2007
Gout imaging with Dual Energy - Case of the Month December 2007

syngo Dual Energy